Brandt Snedeker Involved In Emergency Azores Landing.
The plane carrying American Brandt Snedeker and his caddy to Spain, and this week’s Volvo World Match-Play Championship, had to make an emergency landing in The Azores when a passenger on his flight suffered a heart attack.
Snedeker was aboard a Iberia Airlines flight heading from Miami and bound for Madrid when the drama occurred some 39,000 feet over the Atlantic Ocean.
There was not other option for the pilot to seek permission to land at The Azores from where the passenger was rushed ...
Volvo World Match-Play Championship Set To ‘Travel’ Out Of Spain In 2013.
Event sponsor and organisers indicated that this will be the last year the Volvo World Match-Play Championship will be played in Spain and on the Finca Cortesin course just south of Estepona on Spain’s Costa del Sol.
Volvo’s Per Ericisson indicated at a news conference today the event, firsr won by legendary Arnold Palmer in 1964 and eight years before the formation of the European Tour, is headed for a new location in 2013.
This week represents the third event this year being sponsored ...
Paul Lawrie Celebrates 500 European Tour Events.
Scotland’s Paul Lawrie will this week celebrate his 500th European Tour event at the Volvo World Match-Play Championship,
Keith Waters, Director of International Policy with the Tour, was on hand today to present the 1999 Open Champion a gleaming ice bucket in honour of Lawrie’s achievement.
Lawrie becomes the 22nd player in the history of the Tour to tee up in 500 events and he will do that when he tees up Thursday on the Finca Cortesin course just to the south of Esteopona in Spain.
Keith ...
Ricardo Santos – With His Madeira Islands Open Victory.
RICARDO SANTOS – WITH VICTORY IN THE MADEIRA ISLANDS OPEN.
* Captures his first European Tour International Schedule victory in his 23rd European Tour event.
* Moves to €186,637 in The Race to Dubai.
* Will move to just outside the top 190 in the Official World Golf Ranking from 305th.
* His win beats his previous best European Tour finishes of tied tenth in the 2011 Madeira Islands Open – Portugal and 2012 Avantha Masters.
* He becomes the first rookie to ...
Ricardo Santos Smashes Records In Winning Madeira Islands Open.
Ricardo Santos created European Tour history in becoming the first Portuguese-born player to win on home soil by capturing the Madeira Islands Open.
Santos, 29 shot a final round 63 to come from four strokes behind and win by four, and also set a new championship four round low of 22-under par tally on the Santa da Serra course.
His final round score also is a record last day low in the 19-year history of the event.
Ricardo Santos with caddy, Jorge Gamarra after victory in the 2012 Madeira Islands ...
‘Manny’ On Stand-by For Volvo World Match-Play Championship
Italy’s Matteo Manasssero has been informed to be on standby for this week’s lucrative Volvo World Match-Play Championship in Spain.
Manassero will be present at the Finca Corstesin course near Estepona in Spain as first reserve for the Euro 2.75m tournament.
And while the 19-year old Italian would not wish any of 24 players to withdraw his appearance in the elite event would cement his place in next month’s U.S. Open championship.
Manassero is currently ranked equal 60th in the world and ...
European Tour Short Stick & Long Stick Records Tumble In Mountainous Madeira.
Short stick and long stick records tumbled on day three on the mountainous Madeira Islands Open host venue.
Spain’s Carlos Del Moral recorded the lowest-ever number of putts on the European Tour in managing just 20 putts and storming his way to a three stroke lead with a 17-under par total around the Santo da Serra course.
India’s Shiv Kapur recorded the longest-ever drive in the history of the Tour launching a 442-yard tee shot off the 13th tee to the fairway well below.
Kapur’s drive ...
